The Office of Conservation Investment logo

Category: Diseases

Standardizing health information of moose (Alces alces) across its range to unlock population scale research

Moose (Alces alces) populations vary across their range with historical and current trends dependent on specific management regimes. But across its range, moose are increasingly facing direct impacts posed by escalating overlap with competitors and their diseases. Preliminary evidence suggests that diseases and parasites may play a disproportionate role in population declines of moose in … Read more

Regional assessment of canine distemper virus in wild carnivores

Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a globally distributed, highly infectious morbillivirus affecting numerous mammalian species. In the United States, many domestic and wild carnivores are susceptible to CDV, including important furbearer species such as the raccoon (Procyon lotor), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) and coyote (Canis latrans). Neurologic disease caused by CDV … Read more

Regional assessment of pathogen and toxin impacts on furbearer populations

Diseases and toxins pose unique challenges to the management and conservation of wildlife species and can contribute to and exacerbate declines in wildlife populations that already experience other stressors, such as habitat loss and fragmentation. Apparent gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) population declines in recent decades, notably in the eastern and midwestern United States, have raised … Read more

Do gill lice vector sportfish viruses?

Sportfish viruses are a persistent and costly problem for natural resource agencies. New approaches are needed to mitigate the spread of these viruses in hatchery and wild sportfish populations. For any infectious disease, knowledge of pathogen transmission is critical to controlling spread and is a critical tool in disease management. Regarding sportfish viruses, a gap … Read more

Partner With A Payer